The Rocky Mountain Grizzlies will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Mountain View Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Rocky Mountain, who comes in off a win.
Rocky Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Chiawana, who was ranked 20th at the time (Rocky Mountain was ranked first). Rocky Mountain blew past Chiawana, posting a 42-8 victory at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Grizzlies.
Austin Rovig went supernova for Rocky Mountain, throwing for 377 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. Kade Benedick was another key player, picking up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Mountain View came up short against Meridian on Friday and fell 46-34.
Rocky Mountain's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Mountain View, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Rocky Mountain came up short against Mountain View in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 24-14. Can Rocky Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
